Request: general rates revenue from business-rated properties
Information request to Auckland Council for general rates revenue from business-rated properties, and their share of the total, for 2016/17 to 2025/26.
Dear Chief Executive, Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 I request the following: Definitions: “Business-rated properties” or “business properties” means all properties categorised by the Council as business, commercial, industrial, or mixed-use business (including any short-term accommodation properties rated partly or fully as business). For each financial year from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2026 (or most recent complete year):
Total general rates revenue collected. Total general rates revenue from business-rated properties. The percentage share of total general rates revenue contributed by business-rated properties (and confirmation of any target share, e.g. 31%).
Provide in tabular/Excel or CSV format with clear headings and any notes on methodology.
Yours sincerely, Mark Pervan...
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Written by Mark Pervan, Director, City Builders Association Limited
Mark Pervan is the founder and director of City Builders Association Limited, an Auckland civic think tank funded solely by membership. He has run manufacturing plants, with global sourcing and supply chain management in the same role, and has been project manager on multiple commercial and residential building projects. He was also responsible for product design and development across multiple mediums, and served as sales and marketing manager. He is a company director and business owner, including as a director of Idea Foundry. He served three years as an elected member of the Puketāpapa Local Board (2022–2025) and was a council candidate for the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward of Auckland Council.
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